01-19-2011, 08:05 PM
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Nayru nodded as Niro spoke of their own lands. The pack he came from seemed to have a varied landscape as well, a valley which Dahlia de Mai lacked (although Nayru thought of the ravine with its steep slopes) and stables with livestock. They had no livestock but Nayru did not miss it. Aniwaya too had livestock, and perhaps there were other packs that held animals captive, but why? Couldn't they just as easily hunt? What gave them the right to restrict the movement of other creatures? As predators they had the right to take their lives, but prior to the moment Nayru wanted nothing to do with the prey creatures, except to coexist alongside them. Niro said they too had a town and Nayru smiled secretly at this. Halifax was a city, but aside from the concrete jungle just south of Dahlia de Mai, Wolfville was perhaps the biggest town in the area. Very few places could compete with the fullness of Wolfville.
The next fact Niro gave Nayru caused her to laugh, as his words echoed some of her own previous thoughts. He knew not why they had sheep, but she did not know why they had animals at all. Yet Dahlia de Mai also could cultivate and tame life that was once wild. "We have no livestock, but we have vineyards. Mostly they are left to their own devices, but when someone does take the time to cultivate them the fruit they produce is immense. We can make wines and other such products from them." Was there more that was on par with Niro's fact. Did they grow anything else? Nayru couldn't think of anything.
"Hmm, Dahlia de Mai will soon reach its third anniversary in the spring. As I hear it we one of the oldest standing packs in the land, second only to Inferni. " She smiled then, for this was indeed something to be proud of. The girl was sure that Dahlia de Mai would persist longer than a mere three years, but having been established for three years was surely an accomplishment.
Nayru nodded as Niro spoke of their own lands. The pack he came from seemed to have a varied landscape as well, a valley which Dahlia de Mai lacked (although Nayru thought of the ravine with its steep slopes) and stables with livestock. They had no livestock but Nayru did not miss it. Aniwaya too had livestock, and perhaps there were other packs that held animals captive, but why? Couldn't they just as easily hunt? What gave them the right to restrict the movement of other creatures? As predators they had the right to take their lives, but prior to the moment Nayru wanted nothing to do with the prey creatures, except to coexist alongside them. Niro said they too had a town and Nayru smiled secretly at this. Halifax was a city, but aside from the concrete jungle just south of Dahlia de Mai, Wolfville was perhaps the biggest town in the area. Very few places could compete with the fullness of Wolfville.
The next fact Niro gave Nayru caused her to laugh, as his words echoed some of her own previous thoughts. He knew not why they had sheep, but she did not know why they had animals at all. Yet Dahlia de Mai also could cultivate and tame life that was once wild. "We have no livestock, but we have vineyards. Mostly they are left to their own devices, but when someone does take the time to cultivate them the fruit they produce is immense. We can make wines and other such products from them." Was there more that was on par with Niro's fact. Did they grow anything else? Nayru couldn't think of anything.
"Hmm, Dahlia de Mai will soon reach its third anniversary in the spring. As I hear it we one of the oldest standing packs in the land, second only to Inferni. " She smiled then, for this was indeed something to be proud of. The girl was sure that Dahlia de Mai would persist longer than a mere three years, but having been established for three years was surely an accomplishment.